Characterization of the woody biomass feedstock potential resulting from California's drought.

ABSTRACT: Regional tree die-off events generate large quantities of standing dead wood, raising concern over catastrophic wildfire and other hazards. Governmental responses to tree die-off have often focused on incentivizing biomass energy production that utilizes standing dead trees removed for safety concerns. However, the full distribution of potential woody bioenergy feedstock after tree die-off has not been evaluated due to the complexities of surveying and precisely measuring large forested areas. In this paper, we present a novel method for estimating standing dead biomass at a fine spatial resolution that combines aerial survey data with forest structure maps. Using this method, we quantify biomass generated by the unprecedented tree die-off that occurred in California following a 4-year dro

SUBMITTER: Tubbesing CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6978512 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature